A reader sent this photo of the taxi fire on Anchor Road (Image: StokeonTrentLive Reader)

A spokesman for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We received a call from a taxi driver at 11.45pm on Anchor Road in Longton to reports of a smell of burning in his vehicle - seconds later it burst into flames.

"There were passengers in the vehicle at the time but luckily everyone managed to get out and no-one was injured.